So it’s been quite a long time since I’ve done a recap post about the blogosphere and some news. And I thought today is the best day to post for something like this.
And anyways, we’re all feeling the spirit of holidays, aren’t we? 😉
Blog Recap
The blog has been quite doing well both in terms of revenue and growing the community. The traffic for October up to December has grown up to like 125%. And thanks to the guest posting galore and some advertising campaigns. In few days I am going to publish a really great post about how guest posting has really increased not just my traffic but my overall branding overall, so stay tuned!
Shoemoney System and Manila Blogging Workshop
Jeremy Schoemaker, the ever famous Shoemoney has released the Shoemoney System. Seriously it looks like its a paid system (soon) but as for now you really got to check it out as Jeremy is handing out free videos with seriously superb qualities. Whether you’re new into this game or a seasoned one you might want to follow the system as there’s really so much to learn from it.
Meanwhile if you’re here locally (w/c means you’re a Filipino), then you must take a look at the Manila Blogging Workshop. It’s organized by KidBlogger Carl Ocab, who happens to be a good friend of mine too. Carl has been in this business of blogging for what, 4 years? So his experience definitely is something that you could gain a lot. Be sure to check out the video because Carl explained what the workshop is all about (seriously its not the seminar and workshop you’re used to).
Getting Sold and What Not
This past few week has also been surprising with the acquisition of some pretty big companies/dot com businesses online. If you’re a reader of TechCrunch then you probably have heard already that the popular Imeem music has been already sold to Myspace Music for $1 million in cash. There’s a ton of criticism with this acquisition since MySpace seemed to have shut down the API and yea Im a regular Imeem user so it sucks.
Old social network known as Friendster w/c is a very popular network here in Asia has been sold to a Malaysian Payment Company MOL Global. It’s really the last gasp of Friendster, a network which used to be real famous until MySpace and Facebook joined the scene. Friendster was acquired for just a mere value of $26 million (their valuation is like $100 million).
And yea, Im not selling mine and I hope you don’t sell yours as well even though if its just a small asset. I have a huge portfolio of websites and blogs that are just never utilized (because Im soooper busy) well but I swear to God I will KEEP them. Anything I forgot here?
Nice recap Melvin. 🙂
.-= Sahil Kotak´s last blog ..Why A Blogger Should Use Twitter? =-.
Wait a minute, two big purchases happened online and neither of them involved Google? What happened to Google trying to buy everything of value online? 😛
.-= Steven Richardson´s last blog ..Be Careful Of Unsolicited Link Requests Through Email =-.
I saw the Shoemoney System. So far its free. Saw the free video too. Its nice. I learned some new things too.
.-= Agent Deepak´s last blog ..Back to Basics: What is Blogging? =-.
Interesting times…..
I like selling and buying blogs (what you got to offer?, he he) but I don’t think it’s for everyone…. As for multi million companies I am far from that level!
I have not checked Shoes system yet as am trying to avoid distractions.
.-= Forest´s last blog ..Children With Heart Defects, Lend a Helping Hand =-.
I guess they realized that they don’t need to buy every web property
Woah ok I’ve learned some new things about the blogsphere. Thanks for the info – I guess there are some things online that Google doesn’t have to do with 😀
.-= Gordon´s last blog ..Blogging On Autopilot During The Holidays =-.
lols. they say internet is not all about google. 😀